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NHS cataract surgery - my positive outcome.

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Grandpa_Pete
Grandpa_Pete

Having glaucoma and high myopia [-13.5] I understood the risk of complications. And that’s what I got with my left eye. A posterior capsule tear left retained lens fragments and a loss of vitreous humour. And the following day very high eye pressure caused temporary blindness. Emergency treatment improved things and a vitrectomy completely removed all the fragments and unwanted vitreous humour. Shortly afterwards I had wonderful distance vision. The right eye surgery went perfectly and I returned home with clear vision.

Between operations I had to cope with poor vision in my right eye. But I just put up with it. My one good eye gave me better vision compared with what I was experiencing prior to surgery.

Off the shelf reading glasses are providing excellent close up vision.

I am very happy with my NHS treatment despite the complications. They were rapidly and satisfactorily dealt with.

And like countless others I now enjoy wonderful distance vision without glasses which I had worn for nearly 70 years.

Happy new year everyone!

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  • Sue.An
    Sue.An Grandpa_Pete

    Posted

    Great news - indeed a Happy New Year! Congrats on your positive outcome.
  • sally91010
    sally91010 Grandpa_Pete

    Posted

    Hello. I am very glad with how things progressed with your operation. My dad just had his gloucauma and cataract operation in his left eye but he still can’t see with it. I was wondering if just before the operation you suffered from acute high eye pressure or you just made the operation because your doctor advised you? I am worried that dad might have left his eye to a prolonged high pressure that impaired his vision and the operation wasn’t able to recover. Any views? Thank you
    • Grandpa_Pete
      Grandpa_Pete sally91010

      Posted

      Before surgery my eye pressure was within the normal range. The sudden increase the day after was just one of the complications I experienced following the capsule rupture.
    • sally91010
      sally91010 Grandpa_Pete

      Posted

      Thank you very much for the prompt reply. I also suspect that my dad’s condition wasn’t the normal one; hence the unfavorable complications. We are still following through with his doctor hopefully a positive result would happen. But I needed to check with you having been through a similar experience. Thank you!
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